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Rookie shortstop Mark Wagner, coming up from Evansville (American Association), made a sparkling debut as the Tigers gained a 3-2 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader before losing the nightcap to the Twins, 8-5. Wagner, seeing his first major league pitch, singled in the third inning and counted on a double by Ron LeFlore to tie the score at 1-1. The youngster singled again in the fourth to drive in Alex Johnson. Rusty Staub provided the Tigers' deciding run with a single in the fifth, scoring LeFlore, who had three hits in the game. Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumTwins 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Tigers 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bostock cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312 LeFlore cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .333 Randall 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .265 Stanley 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Ford rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .254 Staub rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .309 Hisle lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Horton dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Manuel pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Brye dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Smalley ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .255 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Terrell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Borgmann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Wagner ss 3 1 2 1 0 1 .667 Carew ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Garcia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Wynegar c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 9 2 1 0 Totals 31 3 9 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 6 DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Smalley Doubles: Ford 2 (16), Smalley (14), Horton (11), LeFlore (18) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (47) Caught Stealing: Hisle (12), LeFlore (19) Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (6) GIDP: Rodriguez (19) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bane L(4-5) 4.1 7 3 3 1 1 0 21 4.26 Johnson 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.81 Totals 8 9 3 3 1 3 0 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts W(12-12) 9 9 2 2 1 0 0 34 3.78 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 0 0 34 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to center; Randall singled; Ford doubled to left [Randall scored]; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ford to third]; Kusick made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley flied out to left; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Brye flied out to center; Smalley singled; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smalley to second]; Borgmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton doubled; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 3RD: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall singled; Randall was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wagner singled; Debut game for Mark Wagner; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wagner to second]; LeFlore doubled to right [Wagner scored]; LeFlore stole third; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Staub walked; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1. TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick popped to first in foul territory; Brye made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Johnson singled; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnson to third]; Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Wagner singled [Johnson scored]; Garcia was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2. TWINS 5TH: Smalley doubled to right; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smalley to third]; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Stanley lined to center; Staub singled to left [LeFlore scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Horton reached on an error by Smalley [Staub to second]; Johnson struck out; Rodriguez forced Horton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 3. TWINS 6TH: Randall flied out to right; Ford doubled to left; Hisle singled [Ford scored]; Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kusick flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner was called out on strikes; Garcia made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. TWINS 7TH: Brye made an out to second; Smalley walked; Terrell lined into a double play (third to first) [Smalley out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley popped to first in foul territory; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. TWINS 8TH: CAREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock flied out to left; Randall popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: WYNEGAR REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING C ); Horton singled; MANUEL RAN FOR HORTON; Johnson forced Manuel (shortstop to second); Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. TWINS 9TH: MANUEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ford singled; Hisle forced Ford (pitcher to second); Kusick lined to center; Brye singled [Hisle to second]; Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3. |
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